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An Act for suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves; and for preventing Slaves being fraudulently carried off this Island; and for enabling the Commander in Chief, or President of the Council for the Time being, to send out Detachments of Free Mulattoes, Free Negroes, and other Free Persons, being Male Descendants of Negroes, in Pursuit of Runaway Slaves.	1773	Dominica
An Act in Aid of an Act, intituled, “An Act for the suppressing of Runaways, for the better Government of Slaves, &c.” commonly called The Slave Act, and to alter and to amend the same; and further to provide a Fund for defraying the Expence necessary for the Encouragement of a Party of Rangers employed for the Purpose of suppressing such Runaway Slaves; and to oblige the Inhabitants of this Island to make true Returns, from Time to Time, of all their Slaves run away, as also for the Transportation of such Runaway Slaves as may be taken or surrender, who may appear dangerous to the Community.	1782	Dominica
An Act to revive for a limited Time a certain Act of this Island, intituled, “An Act for suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves, and for preventing Slaves being fraudulently carried off this Island; and for enabling the Commander in Chief, or President of the Council (for the Time being) to send out Detachments of Free Mulattoes, Free Negroes, or other Free Persons, being Male Descendants of Free Negroes, in Pursuit of Runaway Slaves.”	1784	Dominica
An Act to alter and amend an Act of this Island, published the Twenty-third Day of August, in the Year One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy-three, intituled, “An Act for the suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves, and for preventing Slaves from being fraudulently carried off this Island; and for enabling the Commander in Chief, or President of the Council (for the Time being) to send out Detachments of Free Mulattoes, Free Negroes, and other Free Persons, being Male Descendants of Negroes, in Pursuit of Runaway Slaves;” and to ascertain what Share of the Rewards given by a late Act such Detachments shall be entitled to.	1784	Dominica
An Act to revive, for a limited Time, a certain Act of this Island, intituled, “An Act for the suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves, and for preventing Slaves from being fraudulently carried off this Island; and for enabling the Commander in Chief, or President of the Council (for the Time being) to send out Detachments of Free Mulattoes, Free Negroes, and other Free Persons, being Male Descendants of Negroes, in Pursuit of Runaway Slaves	1785	Dominica
An Act to revive and continue for a further limited Time an Act, intituled, “An Act to revive for a limited Time an Act, intituled, An Act for the suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves, and for preventing Slaves from being fraudulently carried off this Island; and for enabling the Commander in Chief, or President of the Council (for the Time being) to send out Detachments of Free Mulattoes, Free Negroes, and other Free Persons, being Male Descendants of Negroes, in Pursuit of Runaway Slaves.”	1787	Dominica
An Act for the Encouragement, Protection, and better Government of Slaves.	1788	Dominica
An Act to revive an Act of this Island, intituled An Act to establish a company of Rangers for the apprehending and suppressing of runaway Slaves, and for obliging the proprietors, renters or employers of all Slaves belonging to or employed on the several plantations and lands in this Island to furnish a proportion of their Slaves to be sent into the woods after and in search of runaways, to provide officers for such company, by engaging such proper White persons and people of Colour as may be disposed to be employed on the said service, and for granting encouragement for the apprehending or destroying of any of the runaways, and to empower magistrates, on the requisition of the commanding officer of the said company of rangers, to issue their warrant to call to the assistance of the said company of rangers a certain number of Slaves from the neighbouring plantations, in cases of emergency, and to prevent the importation of Slaves convicted or known to have been guilty of murder, insurrection, or other capita	1793	Dominica
An Act to revive and make perpetual an Act of this Island, intituled, “An Act for the encouragement, protection, and better government of Slaves.”	1793	Dominica
An Act to enable the commanding officer of the corps of rangers employed in suppressing the runaway Slaves, to procure such Slaves for guides as he shall think best qualified to discover the camps or places of resort of the runaways in the woods.	1794	Dominica
An Act for the more effectual apprehending of runaway Slaves, and to oblige the Provost Marshal of this Island to receive into his custody in the common gaol, all runaway Slaves, and to advertise them in the newspaper of the Island, and if not claimed within a limited time, to oblige him to sell them for the public benefit; for appointing a committee of the council and assembly to inspect the common gaol from time to time, and for other purposes in this Act mentioned.	1798	Dominica
An Act to make the testimony of Slaves admissible in certain cases and under certain restrictions, for a limited time, to forfeit runaway Slaves who have been absent from the service of their masters a certain time; and to oblige the inhabitants of this Island having intelligence of the situation or motions of the runaway Slaves, to communicate the same to the persons, and in the manner prescribed by this Act; and to prevent persons from harbouring or employing Slaves on their plantations or in their houses, without a written permission from the owner or person having charge of such Slaves; and for other purposes.	1798	Dominica
An Act for the trial and effectual punishment of such runaway Slaves as may hereafter be taken, and be known to be chiefs or leaders of camps, or bands of runaways in the woods.	1800	Dominica
An Act for the banishing of sundry runaway Slaves now in confinement, and also for the banishment of such runaways of certain descriptions as shall hereafter be taken or surrender themselves, and for other purposes.	1800	Dominica
An Act to regulate the manumitting of Slaves in this Island; to impose a tax upon manumissions, and to impose a tax upon all free and manumitted persons coming to this Island.	1810	Dominica
An Act for ascertaining the number of White persons, Free persons of Colour, and Slaves in this Island.	1811	Dominica
An ACT for registering the Slaves in this Island.	1817	Dominica
An Act, intituled, “An Act to extend the time limited by the Act for the registry of Slaves in this Island; and to indemnify such persons as may have failed in making their Returns within the time prescribed by that Act, and for other purposes.”	1817	Dominica
An ACT to establish Courts of Petty Sessions at stated times, for the Trial by Jury of Runaway or other Slaves in custody of the Provost Marshal, for Crimes under any of the Laws of this Island now existing, or hereafter to exist, for regulating, and in some instances varying their Punishment, as established by Laws now in force; for the more speedy Trial of Slaves committed for misdemeanors or Petty Offences, by Justices of the said Court without a Trial by Jury; and to enable the Justices of the Courts of King’s Bench and Grand Sessions of the Peace, immediately on the termination of their Sessions, to hold Courts of Petty Sessions for the Trial or Gaol Delivery of Slaves then in Custody of the said Marshal, and for other purposes connected therewith.	1817	Dominica
An Act to repeal the Tax on the Manumission of Slaves.	1825	Dominica
An Act for the further encouragement, Protection, and better Government of Slaves and for the general amelioration of their condition.	1826	Dominica
An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Slaves.	1831	Dominica

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